Exploiting a Tragedy, or Le Rouge en Noir Exploiting a Tragedy, or Le Rouge en Noir

The author of this review is the son of a zek: My father barely survived his deportation to a Siberian camp in Vorkuta.

Nov 25, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

Mr. Debs, My Darling Mr. Debs, My Darling

In offhand, birdsong passing, Marguerite Young observes: "As for the nineteenth century, it may be said that it was probably the leakiest century there ever was and so would rema...

Oct 28, 1999 / Books & the Arts / John Leonard

Our Monumental Mistakes Our Monumental Mistakes

To the surprise of historians themselves, history--or at least its public presentation--has become big business.

Oct 21, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

More Nixon Tapes Released More Nixon Tapes Released

Among his more peculiar views,
He thought all Communists were Jews.
Historians must ponder how
He managed to account for Mao.

Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Candid in Camera Candid in Camera

It all began in the heat of the summer of 1940. Hitler was at his peak in Europe. France had been defeated.

Sep 9, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Gore Vidal

Saving History From the Shredder Saving History From the Shredder

They call him "the world's most famous bank guard": Christoph Meili, the former night watchman at the Union Bank of Switzerland in Zurich who in 1997 rescued from the shredder do...

Aug 19, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Still Not Over Over There? Still Not Over Over There?

The estimates of the number of books written about World War I are in the hundreds of thousands.

Jul 22, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Hans Koning

Scandalocracy Scandalocracy

Public scandals are America's favorite parlor sport. Learning about the flaws and misdeeds of the rich and famous seems to satisfy our egalitarian yearnings.

Jul 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Robert Dallek

False History Lessons False History Lessons

Confronted with the inexplicable, policy-makers and pundits alike grope for the apt historical analogy. It's a natural human reaction.

Apr 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Kai Bird

Holocaust Denial: A Sequel Holocaust Denial: A Sequel

The Case of Binjamin Wilkomirski's Fragments

Until the past few months, bestowing any Holocaust honorific upon Binjamin Wilkomirski, the author of the

Apr 1, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Harvey Peskin